Coin of Bostra under Julia Domna
CoinsRoman Provincial3rd century CE

Coin of Bostra under Julia Domna

209-210 CE

Artists

Julia Domna, wife of Septimius SeverusCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: head of Julia Domna r., around Greek inscription Rev.: Tetrastyle temple with central arch, within Tyche standing r., supporting scepter with eagle and holding cornucopia, resting foot on crounching figure, around Greek inscription and date

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Provincial
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.1 g 2.8 cm (1 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

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